American Funds Correlations

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The correlation of American Funds is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

American Funds Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between American Funds Strategic and DJI is -0.24 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Strategic and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds Strategic. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in income.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.97FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.73TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.78TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.65TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.72TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.7TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.99AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.65TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.67RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.63RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.62RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.62RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.62RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.54AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.52AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.45AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.42AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.62RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.61AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.61AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.54AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.48CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.47AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.43RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.4RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.4RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.4RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.39RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.37RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.31RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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BGAFXSCCYX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between American Mutual Fund performing well and American Funds Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze American Funds' multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.